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Dominik Simon Bio

Simon, a forward from the Czech Republic, was a few weeks short of his 21st birthday when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Draft. That came after he had 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 52 games with Plzen of the Czech Extraliga.

The Penguins signed Simon to a three-year contract July 15, 2015, and sent him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. He finished with 48 points (25 goals, 23 assists) in 68 games and made his NHL debut on March 13, 2016, earning an assist in a 5-3 win against the New York Rangers.

Simon, a forward from the Czech Republic, was a few weeks short of his 21st birthday when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Draft. That came after he had 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 52 games with Plzen of the Czech Extraliga.

The Penguins signed Simon to a three-year contract July 15, 2015, and sent him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. He finished with 48 points (25 goals, 23 assists) in 68 games and made his NHL debut on March 13, 2016, earning an assist in a 5-3 win against the New York Rangers.

Simon had 46 points (15 goals, 31 assists) in 70 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2016-17 and earned a two-game NHL callup. He started 2017-18 in the AHL but was called up by the Penguins on Dec. 8, 2017, and scored his first NHL goal against the Rangers on Jan. 14, 2018. He finished the regular season with 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 33 games, playing up and down the lineup, and had three assists in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games.